Inside the PD: Kecoughtan's Nate Matheson commits to ODU

Nate Matheson had never thought that much about Old Dominion — not until he actually got a good look at the the campus. And when the Monarchs’ baseball program came knocking, he answered.

Matheson, a left-handed pitcher and rising senior at Kecoughtan, committed to ODU after an early-week visit. That wasn’t the first time he had checked out the place. That came last December on a school field trip.

“I had never been there before, and everything was so new and modern,” he said. “It’s really an extremely nice campus. I just fell in love then.

“ODU is where I wanted to go, and I’m really happy where I am. I’m looking forward to making an impact when I get there.”

Matheson, who throws consistently in the high 80s, is 15-10 in three seasons at Kecoughtan. He originally committed to South Carolina last fall, just before his junior season. But last spring, saying he had made his decision in haste, Matheson re-opened his recruiting.

Matheson already has played at the Bud Metheny Complex. In his freshman year, he pitched in the Warriors’ Eastern Region quarterfinal loss to Great Bridge.

“I’ve played on some of the top college fields on the East Coast, and their playing surface is second to none,” said Matheson, who is on the Evoshield Canes’ travel team. “It’s one of the best I’ve ever played on. And they’re (planning) a brand new indoor facility and they’re going to renovate the locker rooms.”

Matheson said he was also getting recruiting interest from Virginia Tech, Radford and Liberty.